On This Day

Sunday, August 16, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	73	45	.619	--
White Sox	71	47	.602	2.0
Yankees	69	46	.600	2.5
Tigers	61	60	.504	13.5
Angels	61	60	.504	13.5
Twins	59	60	.496	14.5
Indians	54	64	.458	19.0
Red Sox	54	65	.454	19.5
Senators	49	73	.402	26.0
Athletics	43	74	.368	29.5

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 1

Tigers 11, Athletics 5

Twins 13, Indians 2

Senators 4, Angels 1

Yankees 3, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	70	45	.609	--
Giants	67	51	.568	4.5
Pirates	63	53	.543	7.5
Reds	64	54	.542	7.5
Cardinals	62	55	.530	9.0
Braves	60	56	.517	10.5
Dodgers	58	58	.500	12.5
Cubs	55	62	.470	16.0
Colt .45's	50	69	.420	22.0
Mets	36	82	.305	35.5

Games

Cubs 5, Pirates 4

Pirates 7, Cubs 4

Reds 8, Colt .45's 3

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 0

Mets 12, Phillies 4

Braves 5, Giants 4

Braves 10, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Curt Flood	8
2	Felipe Alou	4
2	Ernie Banks	4
2	Bobby Klaus	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	2
1	Willie Mays	2
3	Dick Allen	1
3	Bob Aspromonte	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Donn Clendenon	4
1	Eddie Mathews	4
1	Zoilo Versalles	4
1	Don Wert	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Bob Bailey	1
2	Tommy Davis	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.62
2	Don Lee	1.17
2	Milt Pappas	1.17
4	Joey Jay	1.12
5	Larry Jackson	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	1
1	Galen Cisco	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	13
2	Joey Jay	9
3	Don Lee	7
3	Milt Pappas	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Downing	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Bobby Tiefenauer	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.345
2	Tony Oliva	.339
3	Ron Santo	.327
4	Billy Williams	.326
5	Willie Mays	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	42
2	Willie Mays	37
3	Boog Powell	30
4	Rocky Colavito	29
5	Bob Allison	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	95
2	Dick Stuart	91
3	Ron Santo	86
4	Ken Boyer	84
4	Willie Mays	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	48
2	Maury Wills	37
3	Lou Brock	29
4	Willie Davis	22
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.65
2	Dean Chance	1.67
3	Sandy Koufax	1.74
4	Chris Short	1.97
5	Dick Radatz	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
2	Juan Marichal	15
2	Juan Pizarro	15
4	Larry Jackson	14
4	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	223
2	Don Drysdale	172
3	Bob Veale	167
4	Jim Maloney	159
5	Bob Gibson	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	24
2	Stu Miller	21
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	21
4	Hal Woodeshick	20
5	Jack Baldschun	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.458
2	Joe Christopher	.420
3	Floyd Robinson	.417
4	Sam Bowens	.407
5	Rich Rollins	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Harmon Killebrew	6
2	Tony Oliva	6
4	Orlando Cepeda	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	16
2	Joe Azcue	14
2	Harmon Killebrew	14
2	Willie Mays	14
2	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Lou Brock	6
2	Willie Davis	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Pappas	0.60
2	Steve Ridzik	0.61
3	Jim Bunning	0.72
4	Al McBean	0.75
5	Chi-Chi Olivo	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	4
1	Al McBean	4
3	Steve Barber	3
3	Ernie Broglio	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	38
2	Joey Jay	27
3	Sonny Siebert	24
4	Tony Cloninger	23
4	2 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	4
2	Harvey Haddix	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	Bob Lee	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.408
2	Frank Robinson	.383
3	Floyd Robinson	.367
4	Frank Thomas	.364
5	Roberto Clemente	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	10
2	Felix Mantilla	9
2	Willie Mays	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	6 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Lynch	29
2	Harmon Killebrew	27
3	Ron Santo	26
3	Bill White	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	14
2	Lou Brock	10
3	Frank Robinson	9
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	0.61
2	Al Worthington	0.91
3	Dean Chance	1.22
4	Sandy Koufax	1.30
5	Juan Pizarro	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Jim Bouton	5
3	Joey Jay	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	77
2	Al Downing	51
3	Bob Gibson	50
4	Joey Jay	45
4	Bob Veale	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	8
2	Bob Lee	7
2	Dick Radatz	7
4	Sammy Ellis	5
4	Ron Kline	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.341
2	Willie Mays	.337
3	Roberto Clemente	.331
4	Orlando Cepeda	.326
5	Ron Santo	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	59
2	Willie Mays	46
3	Dick Stuart	39
4	Bob Allison	37
4	Orlando Cepeda	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	129
2	Dick Stuart	124
3	Willie Mays	114
4	Ken Boyer	113
5	Hank Aaron	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	59
2	Maury Wills	51
3	Lou Brock	36
4	Hank Aaron	33
5	Willie Davis	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.63
2	Whitey Ford	1.78
3	Dean Chance	2.13
4	Chris Short	2.15
5	Bob Miller	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	26
2	Juan Marichal	22
3	Gary Peters	20
4	Jim Bouton	19
4	Whitey Ford	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	315
2	Jim Maloney	237
3	Juan Marichal	228
4	Bob Gibson	222
5	Don Drysdale	217

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	29
2	Stu Miller	28
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	28
4	Hal Woodeshick	23
5	John Wyatt	20